FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Future. Issued monthly, it published its 300th edition in May 2019. It takes its name from the football formation of the same name, 4-4-2. Future acquired the magazine from Haymarket Media Group in 2018.[1] Haymarket previously acquired Future's earlier football magazine Total Football in 2001 and absorbed it into FourFourTwo.[2]
 2018 Awards Issue cover | |
| Editor | James Andrew |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (June-Dec 2015) | 27,068 monthly circulation for 2022 |
| First issue | 1994 |
| Company | Future |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | Paddington |
| Language | |
| Website | fourfourtwo |
| ISSN | 1355-0276 |
In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town.[3]
Rankings and awards
editFourFourTwo has a number of annual rankings and awards. In 2007, the magazine put together its first FFT100, their list of the 100 best footballers in the world.[5][6] At the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season, FourFourTwo announced its first Stats Zone Awards.[7] In May 2015, the inaugural list of the 50 best Asian players in world football was announced.[8] They have also produced a top 50 of players from the Football League.[9]
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| Player | Wins |
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| 8 | |
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| 8 | |
| 3 | |
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Other rankings
editIn April 2022, FourFourTwo magazine ranked the best footballers of the 21st century. Lionel Messi was ranked as number 1.[16] In September 2023, the magazine also ranked the 100 best football players of all time, with Messi once again ranking first.[17]
Other editions
edit- Dutch edition - First published in November 2018, by F&L Media[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tobitt, Charlotte (8 June 2018). "Haymarket sells gadget magazine Stuff to Kelsey Media". Press Gazette. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Quinn, Anthony. "Magazine Publisher profiles: Eye Media to Hubert Burda". Magforum. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Swindon clinch sponsorship deal". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ a b "The 100 Best Football Players in the World 2019: full list revealed". fourfourtwo.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "100 Best Players in the World". FourFourTwo. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b "FourFourTwo's Top 100 Soccer Players List « mCalcio.com". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "FFT announce Stats Zone Awards 2014/15". FourFourTwo. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "The FourFourTwo 50 Best Asian Players 2015". FourFourTwo. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Ritchie takes top spot in Football League Top 50". FourFourTwo. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Brewin, Joe (28 November 2013). "FourFourTwo's Top 100 Players in the World 2013: 10-1". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Horncastle, James (4 December 2015). "FourFourTwo's Best 100 Football Players in the World 2015 No.1: Lionel Messi". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "FourFourTwo's 100 Best Football Players in the World 2017: No.1, Lionel Messi". fourfourtwo.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Murray, Andrew (21 December 2018). "FFT100 2018: No.1, Lionel Messi (Barcelona)". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Robert Lewandowski voted Player of the Year in FourFourTwo Awards". fourfourtwo.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Pope, Conor (31 December 2021). "Ranked! The 50 best players in the world, 2021". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ White, Alasdair Mackenzie Contributions from Mark; Pope, Conor; published, Greg Lea (8 April 2022). "Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ White, Mark; et al. (Warrington, Declan; Haugstad, Thore; Stafford-Bloor, Seb; Spurling, Jon; Murray, Andrew; Yokhin, Michael; Hess, Alex; Reid, Alex; Alves, Marcus) (5 September 2023). "Ranked! The 100 best football players of all time". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Wereldberoemd Voetbalmagazine FourFourTwo Komt Naar Nederland, fnl.nl, 9 October 2018